misborn

Whichever the case had been, little Kechara had been what the other gryphons referred to as a "misborn."

The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996

Whichever the case had been, little Kechara had been what the other gryphons referred to as a "misborn."

The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996

The little misborn had been unhappy that her "Papa Skan" had been away so long, and even more unhappy when she sensed the worry in the others as Skan issued his orders.

The White Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1995

And she is misborn; there is no getting around that.

The White Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1995

He could only trust to his trainers to be clever and see that she was not some misborn freak, but something entirely new.

The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994

He was rather surprised to learn that Kechara was as old as he was; as Urtho said, the misborn generally did not live past their teens, much less grow to be as old as he.

The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994

I was too softhearted to ... well ... misborn usually die young anyway, and I assumed that her nature would take care of the problems she represented for me.

The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994

One happened with Zhaneel; her parents died, and she was neglected by others who thought her to be misborn.

The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994

Surely he knew how the gryphons felt about runts, sports, the 'misborn.

The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994

I was afraid that I would have to go to war just to protect her, and I couldn't reconcile the safety and freedom of one misborn with compromising the safety of all those who depend on me.

The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994